Popular Expectations

In our series in the gospel of Matthew we come to a turning point in Jesus' ministry where the people of His day become increasingly hostile toward Him. Jesus experiences this particularly upon returning to his hometown of Nazareth. As He teaches in their synagogue, the people are amazed at His teaching and wisdom, but despite this, they refuse to believe He is anything more than a man. Through this incident in the life of Jesus, we learn about the signs of unbelief, the cost of unbelief and ways we as Christians can avoid sliding into the ditch of unbelief.